Greenfingers, the charity dedicated to supporting children who use hospices around the UK with their families and which also creates outdoor spaces to aid therapeutic rest and relaxation at hospices has been presented with a cheque for £12,002.37 by Haskins Garden Centres to mark their most recent donation.

The fundraising total includes money raised from Haskins’ buying director’s Wing Walk last month, as well as money raised throughout the year from the sale of carrier bags in all centres.

The garden centre’s target of raising £1,000 from the Wing Walk was quickly smashed, raising a total of almost £7,000 by the end of the challenge.

In addition, Haskins raised over £5,000 from the sale of plastic carrier bags, following the government initiative to reduce the amount of carrier bags in the environment. With the sale of each plastic bag at Haskins, 5p is donated to Greenfingers.

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Linda Petrons, head of fundraising and communications at Greenfingers charity, said: “We are thrilled to accept this wonderful cheque and would like to thank everyone at Haskins Garden Centres and its customers and suppliers, for together helping to raise such a huge amount.

“The total raised is simply amazing and will go directly to helping us plan, design and create more magical gardens and ensure many more life-limited children and their families who spend time in hospices will be able to create precious outside memories.”

Haskins nominated Greenfingers in 2015 to be its national supported charity across all centres.

Each garden centre also has an individual charity which it supports.

Haskins Garden Centres is based in Ferndown in Dorset, West End in Southampton and Roundstone and Snowhill in West Sussex.